A man ended up landing a “top-prize winner” after buying a $10 lottery scratch-off, Maryland officials said. The retired federal employee went to buy his usual Powerball and scratch-off tickets “expecting the same results as always,” according to an Oct. 16 news release by the Maryland Lottery.

Sometimes, all it takes is a little luck. A grandmother in Montgomery County recently had a tough - but enviable - decision to make after winning a second-tier prize playing a Cash4Life Maryland Lottery ticket: a million bucks or $1,

Maryland Lottery players won big prizes this week from scratch-off tickets. There were two big winners this week, one in Takoma Park who played a " Bingo X10 7th Edition " scratch-off ticket and won $100,000, and another player in Churchville who won $60,000 on a " The Big Spin " scratch-off ticket.

Nobody won the grand prize, which now rises to an estimated $185 million, with a cash option of approximately $88.4 million. /iStockphoto A Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland won $1 million and narrowly missed the $169 million jackpot,

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $800 million prize on September 10. Here are the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing: The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $169 million.

This jackpot was an estimated $169 million for Tuesday night's drawing, according to the Mega Millions website. The last jackpot was won on September 10, a single winner from Texas won an $800 million jackpot.

According to the Mega Millions website, there were no jackpot winners anywhere in the country in the latest drawing. The jackpot now rises to $185 million, with the drawing slated for Friday at 11 p.m.

The jackpot will now increase to an estimated $185 million ($88.4 million cash value) for Friday night's drawing. Results from Tuesday's Mega Millions game are listed below: NUMBE